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The Camden Chronicle K. . ** ' ' ' 1 IvOl UME 52 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1941 NUMBER 52 Ienators Open Long Stay! irst Home Game April 1 j Hp, I uMHtlav the Harrlaburg Senators W . i ti i * - I-state Baseball league will ,,'uoiu a Seaboard train at tho 11 siatlon to open the spring i.uii season at the Camden ball H on Wednesday, March 26. Camden baseball fanB are Hn>-<1 u, bask iir the sunshine of the K.)i bleach wa and watch the B.u,.,s si rut their stuff on the fine H| lb id on South Broad street. Harrlaburg players are expectH big thing? Of Camden and Camden Hpi- tlitv for none other than PresiH Jack Warden of the Senators has Kideust what an ideal setup the ball Hb is to have here. Bom Shriver, sports editor of the Hrisburg Telegraph In an Interview Hh President Warden ways the HarB.ur^ baseball executive declares Knd ui has It all over Winter Haven, any other small town In Florida. Hnu r Haven has been the training Kn of the Senators in past seasons. H, speaking of the Camden baseball Hut 10 Shriver. Warden had the folHi"? 10 offer; \\ hy, the ball park has a real grass Hrld and the fences are far enough Hk to make It hard for anyone but H-cal slugger to land one over the Hi. The locker room that the playH will use is located In a special Hiding between the baseball diamond K the football field. They have big K' lockers that are large enough to Hk up a suit on a hanger, not the Ht where you Jam everything on one Hk and then try to get the door W he hotel Is one of the best of Its Hd hi the south and the part that 1 H i? the fact that the kitchen is in ^Krgc of a -woman who knows what Hgivo ball players in order to keep Ki in condition. Hhrivor went on to say "Oh yes, Hrd.>n raved about Camden for a time. Ho explained about the arHkements that have been made to Hi a workout at the ball park every Htiing around 10:30 o'clock. Then H""l ?r bringing the players back the hotel for lunch the lunch is ^Bk to be taken out to tho players. Hriie team leaves for this Idyllic Ht In the heart of the Carolina pine H on "Monday March 24, which Is ^B than two weeks away. So I guess Hni" must be Just around the corner. Ht thing you know the old familiar H'l'lay ball' will be coining. (Please turn to page two) linden Horses Win In Sandhills Meet Hi'*1 the winter racing season on H Ki'?rida tracks drawing to a close, ^ "?'!??n <>f American horse race fane] H t<> the sporting country of the H'uhias and tho nationally famous H'-dtia Cup races scheduled for Hd.n-s big Springdale course on! H1' d.?y. March 29. Carrying off top' H i'i four of the five races at the ' H meeting and boasting an lmH-1' li?t <)f entries in the Imperial ing at Aiken this week, CamH' l,;"'d 'chasers appear to be Hd- 1 for another banner season. of the race committee, B 1 headed by Harry D. Klrkover H1 i!T:ilo. N. Y., look forward to, reH '"-ntries in the six events carded H:<" ("iip day program ^iere a week ^ v. Saturday. H Wins Challenge Cup H!iM of the most encouraging notes H'f"r tho future of timber racH ! which has an important bearj the Camden meeting two hence by reason of the Carolina ^B ..i^sic, most coveted of all timH r:'-r'" awards, was the large numH ?f horses that answered the call I tho limber evont at Southern m<* With bait one scratch, that beI B'Ls Faccus' Greek Idol, this feaH f">'<-nt had ten starters and was H* '> w C. Jones' Killmalock, a en-year old son of Pampeano, ^Brh had been working out dally on H Springdale training course here ^B tho past two weeks., Killmalock Irish horse that passed Into the ^Bds <>f Jones after several unsucseasons. He was hunted by Hown^r in Virginia during the wln|mur,;hs and (brought to Camden] two weeks ago to see what be H" do on the tralhlng track. Need-i H ,r> *ay. Klllamalock came along and was a dead-fit Jumper for; H 'hreo mile timber test. Accord- j Ito experts, he may well be a fa-; - for the Carolina cup. H Favorite in Betting H favorite in the betting, another J H/1-. horse, Rustic Romance, from 1 B' Wellon's Rokeby stables, was ^B (Please turn to page six) Vstimonial For B Stanley Llewellyn H s ,ri?oy Llewellyn, retiring mknm the Wateree mill of the Ken-* w>*?"< m. will be tendered a test!-* banquet by the American I^eH and Shrine club at the 8arsfleld P' Id ay evening at 8 o'clock. H addltlon to the members of the I f' *st groups a number of intimate H'1* of Mr. Llewellyn have been to be guests at the affair. r Llewellyn haa the honor of havH?"rwv| aR Po*t Commander of the H n- a'*? district commander and commander. He was also an ofm 'n the Shrine club. Rotary Prepares For District Meet Huns are rapidly being completed by the ltotary club of this city for the entertainment of more than hoy en hundred llotarlans and members of their families, who are expected to attend tho annual district ltotary conj fefence here April 20. 21 and 22. i The <H)nferonce will be participated in by tho 49 clubs which comprise tne district. The district conference is scheduled for April 20. 21 and 22. The forty-nine clubs in the district boast a membership of nearly 2,000. Among tho many prominent persons who will attend is Jeff H. Williams, of Chlckaaha, Oklahoma; a director of ltotary International, who will deliver one of the principal addresses of the conference. j Joe E. Timberlake. of Columbia, who is governor of tho district will preside at the conference. One of the most important matters to come before the conference is the nomination of the district governor for 1941-1942. Although nominated by the district conference, the district governor will, be elected at the convention of Rotary International to bo held In Denver, Colorado, from June 15 to 20. The Rotarlan delegated to succeed the present district governor will take oftJce on July 1, and will become the official representative of Rotary International in District 190. According to A. Sam Karesh, who Is in charge of the arrangements for the district conference here, plans are well under way to Insure the affair being a success. It wlllbe the largest attended convention ever held In Camden, with all sessions being held at the Kirk wood Hotel. Russell Trophy At Stake On Sunday The lc.?g-awaitod Russell memorial polo tournament outstanding classic of the kind In the south will got uader way 8unday at the Klrkwood field with the Mulberry foursome taking on a hard-fighting Camden team. This game scheduled for last Sunday and postponed when rain and wind caused some of the riders to. be listed among the missing at gametime. will get under wa nytexshrdlub time, will get under way next Sunday at 3:30 o'clock and present Indications are that it will teem with riding thrills. Mulberry will put a power hous? team on the field with Kirby Tupper at No. 1, Charlie Robertgtm at No. ^2, Carl Lightfoot at No. 3 and David Williams, Jr., at No. 4. Camden will give the plantation quartet a tough argument as the resprt city four will have Burns at No. 1, DuBose at No, 2, Ancrum Boykln at No 3 and Cyril Harrison . at No. 4. In the matter of strength the goal rating of the two teams is about equal so the game will.be played on the flat. During tho Christmas holidays the ' two teams met in a series which went to Mulberry in straight games. The present series finds the Camden players determined to even the season's count by taking Mulberry Into camp in straight games. However, the oldtimers who know their polo are predicting a marginal win for Mulberry. The winning team in Sunday's tilt will meet a tartar in a thoroughly alert Essex Troop foursome a week from Sunday. ' And the winner of that game will battle the Princeton University foursome in the title match on the Sunday following, or April 6. And again the old-timers start their predicting by giving the Essex troop Victory over the winner of the Mulberry-Camden game, but decline to make any forecast on the final game because they have no dope on the Prlncton riders. " Mulberry Exhibit Is Magnet For Many A crowd numbering several hundred people, many from outside of the city attended the antique exhibition and tea given by the woman's auxiliary of Grace Bplooopal church at Mulberry plantation laet Friday afternoon. It was a distinct innovation for Camden and proved to be more than a mere exhibit. It rivaled in Interest and the treasures shown of a similar nature in metropolitan areas. The historic background offered by Mulberry plantation, Itself a hallowed shrine, contributed greatly to fhe public! interest. Many people from Columbia, Sumtor and other points Joined with hundreds ^k^Camden people In partaking of the hospitality of the Episcopal ladies. Attractive young ladies garbed in old time costumes looked after the comfort and wants of the visitors and added greatly to tMj uniqueness of the occasion. I The antiques, or as they may better be described, treasures were many and varied and offered a cross perspective of by-gone periods. The affair was quite the moat unique and interesting given in Camden In years and It to hoped It will prove to be an annual event in the nature. 1 ~* i * - t.__ - ? k i_ Two Conventions In I Camden in April Camden will bo tho conveullon city of tho Palmetto State In April. On Thursday and Friday, April 17 and IN, the South Carolina Bar Association will hold Its annual mating at tho Hotel Kirk wood here and on April 20, 21 and 22, the district oonvontion of Rotary International will be Jield at the Kirk wood. The liar association meeting will bring several hundred people to Camden and tho local bar group has arranged to entertain the visitors in a manner befitting the occasion. There Mil bo a grand ball on one of tho nights the visitors aro here and a l>oio game will bo offered as an afternoon attraction on the poarby Kirkwood Held. The Rotary convention will bring between three and four hundred delegates and visitors to Camden. Spin Karo&h has been appointed as convention chairman and already his committers are off to an early start in getting the three day program outlined. A ball, polo game and other entertainment foaturos are promised. Tho Kirk wood hotel will bo the headquarters of both conventions. At the bar convention special entertainment will he provided for the wives of the lawyers present at the meeting I and for the Rotary event the Rotary ; Anns of the Camden Club are arrang- I ing a series of parties to he given j the visiting Rotary Anns. Thornton Explains County Supply Bill J . i j To the taxpayers and public In general: We have heard rumors that the County Appropriation Bill was being held up hy the members of the House of Kershaw County. We wish to state our position on this matter. W? introduced a six month bill covering the period from January 1,1941 to June 30, 1941, which was printed In tho Cam-1 den Chronicle. This bill was passed by the House and sent to the Senate. The Senator of Kershaw County can approve, amend or reject this bill. Up to the present time we have not heard from the senator and we want the public to know that County Funds to pay County bills and appropriation for W. P.. A. is not being held up toy the House delegation. We have made a thorough study of the affairs of Kershaw County and we find enough. ! revenue and funds on hand to pass lour bill without levying additional I taxes. The annual bill for the new ! fiscal year commencing July 1, 1941 land ending June 30, 1942, Is being I held up until we can dispose of the six months bill. The purpose of this [article Is to hallt those rumors and Is |not intended In any .way to be a criticism of our Senator who has had j this hill in the Senate for only a few I weeks. It is our hope that after he ,has considered its merits he will assist us In enacting the bill.?J. M., tThornton, Member of Housp; j Flying School All 1 Ready For Opening Practically the entire quota of flying .cadets is now housed In the barracks | of tho Southern Aviation school here jand service has been started in the j mess hall. | Forty six out of the Initial roster of j 50 cadets had reported at tho school I headquarters Wednesday night and I th4 balance were looked for before the end of the week. Classes are to start frgxt" Monday and from that day for^Hhe school will be on regular schedule. On May 1 another clasl of 50 cadets will report and five weeks later a class of 50 will take the place of the present class now in training. The members of the present class will have completed their ten weeks of training here and will be sent to Randolph Field In Texas for another period of advanced training. The cadets now in residence here are as follows: I a. H. Aronson of New Haven, Conn.; J. K. Baird of (Please turn to page eight) Camden (Jets Boost | On Bij? Newscast! A eon'aet made by the Camden chamber of commerce publicity bureau many woken ago bus resulted In Cntpdan polo and tin? Carolina cup race .(program getting some splendid publicity through the medium of the air waves. The publicity cornea on a well known news period over Radio stations WIS at Columbia, WPTF at Raleigh. WBT at Charlotte, WWNC at AsheviUe. WCS at Charleston and WFBC at Greenville. For instance, following tho newscast, the announcer says: "Horse lovers of the Carolina# are reminded that Saturday sees tho twelfth annual running of the Carolina Cup, a Justly notable feature of the hunting world ...climax of the brilliant South Carolina season." Or on another newscast the reporter says: "Sunday afternoon in tho Carolines... what temptations are spread beforo tho sport lovers. Camden and Aiken in the Palmetto state and Pinehurst In North Carolina, offor excollent polo mntchos and each famous resort tries to out do the other In luring you to watch tho weekly chukkers. Play starts at 3:30 o'clock every Sunday afternoon... I^ot nothing Interfere with yonr pleasure as yon drive to Camden. Aiken or Plnehurst, for an afternoon of extra happy motoring and the enjoyment of crack polo". ? Radio Fans Cuss As Noise KillsPrograms Outside of a noisy nerve-racking reception from Radio Station WIS Camden radio fans have been reduced to the zero point in reception for some time past. Despite every effort put forth by the water and light department to locate the source of the interference, the air waves continue to offer static rather than regular reception. , .. Radio owners have been voicing vigorous complaint, not only to the light department ofTlelals but also to the mayor and to the chamber of comtnerece. They point out that with the present world crisis, and tvlth events of historic Import taking place hourly, that they want to be able to tune In on the news casts. LastJ&tnrday night when President RooseVoJt made his epochal speech in Washington, the only station that could be tuned In was WIS and that was extremely noisy. According to the mayor the light department believes the Interference comes from outside of the city. Radio fans point out that it Is near enough to almost completely block out radio reception especially In tho evening hours. r Mayor McCorkle has assured the public that the Might department will continue to investigate and seek to locate the source of the disturbance. Captain Plucks Gold Watch Out of the Air Here is one for ."Relieve It or Net" Ripley. Imagine plucking a 17 jewel Walthain wrist watch out of the clear air at 2500 feet above Mother Earth. Rut that is just what Captain R T. Wright, head of the army end of the flying school here, did last Wednesday afternoon. And when the flying leader plucked that gold ticker out of the air he wag, as stated, 2,500 feet above Mother Earth and about live miles east of Camden. It happened thusly. Captain Wright was flying In a ship piloted by Flying Instructor I>. P. Speth. At 2,500 feet the pilot was putting the ship through a slow roll and It was when the plane was flying upside down that Captain Wright did his watch grabbing act. Head down he chanced to note a black speck flying past his face. Instinctively he reached out and to his amazement clutched a 4mall object. When the ship settled on to an even (Please turn to page eight) ABATE THE SMOKE NUISANCE There comes a time -when patience ceases to be a virtue and the public feels that certain conditions growing out of a smoke nuisance which has been in evidence In the business district of Camden for some time should and must be abated. The attention of the Mayor has been called to the nuisance but he has so far been unable to get the nuisance abated. The Chronicle feels that the time for requesting action has passed?that R has now become a matter, of demanding action. The offending Industry, located on Broad street, In the very heart of the business district, Is a constant source of dense clouds of smoke which not only make the business section cloudy and dirty but Is a source of annoyance and expense to business interests In the section. Offices, stores, filling stations?in fact, every business Interest in this section has suffered from the smoke nuisance. Sidewalks have been grimy with soot?pedestrians have had their clothing and their faces soiled by the smoke and soot. Automobile tops have been soiled and damaged. Similar Industries in other cities do not offend their neighbors by this outpouring of smoke. Camden Is entitled to clean air, clean streets, clean shops and clean windows. These things aro impossible under the present smoke nuisance. We understand that a circuit judge holding court In the county court house, made a vigorous protest, without results. The Chronicle dislikes to call attention to any defects or nuisances in the cRy, but we bolleve that when the spotlight of publicity is turned <m the citizens will got the desired results. The Mayor and City. Councilman owe It to the business men, to the professional men and to the public in general to take steps to correct this evil. Summer is on the way wbeq every door and wiadow .will have to be left open. There should be a correction NOW! ?r^"- - g --s:? ? -M- -i-K? Camden Girls Basketball Team Win Championship Ewing Succeeds Stanley Llewellyn J. (\ Fwlng, who for three yours was ovtvrseer of spinning at the local plant of tho Kendall company, has boon appointed manager, succeeding A, Stanley Llewellyn, who roslgned recently to arcept the management of two largo plants tiwir Spartanburg. I Mr. Kwlng loft Camden a year ago , last January to become affiliated with tho executive office of the Kendall company at I'aw Cook, N. C. Manager Wwlng said Friday that there would bo no change In tho personnel of tho office group nor tho overseers. Nettles Idndsay continues as office manager, Marvin Kousonover as store manager and Mrs. Charles Vllloptguo as clerk. The overseers are: J. J. Sanders, It. 10. Barnes, J 10. Robinson and J. F. Clin? Mr? Llewellyn, retiring manager, was presented with a beautiful silver cup at a mass meeting of the mill employees on the terrace In front of the main mill Friday afternoon. Kvery worker In tho big mill was present and practically everyone, men and women, have been with tho mill during the long period Mr. Llewellyn has been in charge. Following the presentation of tho cup, Mr. Llowollyn spoke eloquently and with deep feeling "To my children". That tho mill group feel keenly the lose of their beloved executive was evidenced by the emotion of many in 1he throng, somo of the women sobbing outright. Mr. Llewellyn bespoko the same cordial relations and affection for the new manager jtis had been evidenced toward him. Smith To Judge Camden Horse Show Word was received here today that Gerard 13. Smith, well known horse-1 man and polo star, of New Canaan, Conn., would.be on hand to judge the thirty-flrst showing of the Camden horse show, to bo hoRPhere Tuesday, March 25. Rated at seven goals, Smith is a member of the famed Akhurst polo team that carried off top honors In the open championship I matches at tho Meadowbrook, Long | Island club, last September. The . winner of several point to point races 1 in the Mast, his services as a Judge | are always in demand at the largo ! shows on the Kastern circuit. * I On the commit too in ohargo of the ; affair, which ranks as one of the oldI est and besthnown events < {-Its kind IliLthe mid-south, are Mrs. Marlon Duj Font Scott, of Mont]>eIer Station; Mr. land Mrs. C. 1?. DuBose, Jr., of Curnjden; Mrs. Dwight Partridge. Great Harrington, Mass.; Miss Wllliolmlne S. Kirby, Bedford Hille, X. Y.i Hurry 1). Kirkover, Buffalo, N. Y.; Mrs. David R. Williams. Camden; and Ralph W. Chase, of Mlddlefleld, Conn.. The entry list, which is expected to top the 100 mark, has been swelled I by the entries of many Columbians j and officers of the famed Kesex Troop : of Fort Jackson. New feature that will add color to the all-day event, Is ! class thirteen, military jumping, open i to enlisted men of tho United States army, and which will draw a record number of entries from Fort Jackson and other nearby army posts of the Carolinas. Beginning at 10:30 a. m., classes will be called In tho following order: Model hunters, middle and heavyweight hunters, touch and out, green hunters, hunter hacks, working hunters, steeplechase type, horsemanship, polo ponies, lightweight hunters, open Jumper sweepstakes, horsemanship? j open to children under 12 years of age ?military Jumping, Corinthian class,1 hunt teams and champion hunters. j The first six classes will be shown during the morning session, and the j remaining ten classes will be shown during the afternoon, beginning at 2:00 p. m. There will be no admission charge. Police Ball To Be Held on March 27 The second annual police ball given under the auspices of the Camden police department will be held at tne Camden high school gymnasium on Thursday, March 27. i With- Chief of Polio? Alva Rush as general chairman and Donald Morrison as the major domo, the ball given promise of being as successful as the initial effort of a year ago, when a capacity crowd Jammed the dance area to trip the light fantastic. The committees In charge of the affair are working hard to make It a [big success and already the ticket committee consisting of Patrolmen Mayor, Mathis and Jones are report- . Ing excellent success. In the sale of the pasteboards? The College "N" orchestra from Newberry has been engaged to pro- i vide the music tor the ball. This orchestra Is one of the best in the stAte -?if not In the south?and are given repeat contracts wherever they play. 'Decorations for the ball will be taken care of by Patrolman Beckham Russell, Dallas Maboney and EBmer ,Nolan. ... , ,, -~ ^^ I My The Skipper Amidst a scene of the wildest description, with hundreds of Kponcrazed fans yelllug like Indians, the final game in tho state girls haskethali tournament ctuno to a close in tho Orangeburg high school gymnasium Saturday night, with Camden winner by (he close margin of g|- to 80. It was black haired Neil Corbett. ono of tho ace plants of the Camden team, who with less than three seconds to go. took the ball, pivoted to avoid boiiik blocked by an Orangeburg award, and without waiting to gel set. loosed a beautiful push shot toward the basket. Thoru was stark drama in the fleet lug seconds of this game. Orangeburg was ahead :t<) to 21) and the home town fans were in a delirium of Joy. I wice during the season tho Camden powerhouse had defeated Orangeburg. the last gatno horo in Camden being as close to a hair-pulling battle us this writer baa ever witnessed. And with tho visions of a victory over the Camden tenth before their '\ves. tho Orangeburg followers were venting their enthusiasm in wurhoops, cheers and tho like. Hut this girl Corbet I refuses to get excited in n pinch. She went [ about tho Job of scoring that allimportant goal in a deliberate, cool manner. And when the ball dropped through tl^iet. the y.ells of Joy from tho Camd^^Uroup quite drowned out the groans that came from the ranks of the Orangeburg clan. And so it is that Camden, for the second time in three yenrs, has taken tho state title gonfalon. And so it is I that in four years of play the golden bloused maidens of the south's greatj est. resort cLty have taken two titles and boon runner-up in two other tltlo races. And true to all past performances Fcggy McGuirt, who in tho last four years has hung up some kind of a world mark in scoring, refused to be blooked out. For despite the dogged defense of tho Orangeburg lassies, Peggy was on the firing lino shooting bulls eyes. The tall forward of the yellows silks chalked up 22 points and ended her high school cage career in a blaz$ of glory. Hut while Peggy, nldod and abetted In the scoring .by Nell Corbett and Vlrgnla Trapp, tho Camden trio of guards, Mary Pitts, Dot Sowell and Frances Hammond were putting up a beautiful defense against the sharp| shooters of tho opposition. (Please turn to page three) Hello Sport Fans: Meet Bob Bingham (Hy The Skipper) Well, it seems that it's just ono sporteaster after another over at Radio Station W. I. S. And the interesting part of it all is fTTaT llio executives of that popular broadcasting outfit seem to get a high class man at ?very turn. When this department look over in Camden It was Vic Dund who was handling (he sporfcasting at W. I. S. Dick is now in Cincinnati and is big tlino stuff. Then came Jim Young, ono of tho finest lads wo havo ever met. Jim went to Jacksonville, | Florida, but remained there only a I brief period as his health went back | on him. He Is now in Ashevillo, N. C Following Jim came Billy Mayhew, another swell guy. who made a legion of friends and then got a better Job offered up in Buffalo. Following Billy came Tommy Martin from up in New York. Tommy was Just as fine a chap as his predecessors and did some fine work for the Columbia station. But like BUI Mayhew, the home town urge got Tommy and he Is now at Watertpwn, N. Y., where he Is mansglng a station. Seems as If those * two lads, Billy and Tommy, had to build up their reputation out of the homo bailiwick. You remember the old saw about a prophet Is without honor in his own stamping grounds, words to that effect. But these boys made good and now the homo folks I want them back. Well, to get down to the present situation at W. I. S. the new man folks. Is Bob Bingham and Bob hails from Ashevllle. Bob is a close friend of Jim Young and the two lads used to work togeher on station WWMC at Ashevllle. And we want to say that any friend of Jim Young is a pal to us And we want to say hello to Bob Bingham and extend greetings from camden. Bob's performance to date marks him as a fine member o f the four, horsemen of the sport waves" Jim, Billy, Tommy and Bob. Baruch Donates To Medical College Charleston. March *18 ? Bernard M. New York' 18 tho d?nor of |12o,000 to the Medical College of the Stat? of south Carolina. Dr. Robert Wilson, dean, announced today In his annual report. Receipt of the donation, "anonymous" at the time, was announced a" May. With tho decision to call the new auditorium,. under construction. the Simon Baruch Memorial, after Mr. Barttch's father, It was decided to announce the donor. A portion of the money was also used to remodel the old building*.